

Scorpius
Author: John Gardner
Series: James Bond (Original Series)
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/06/2015
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
Author: John Gardner
Series: James Bond (Original Series)
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/06/2015
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.
Gardner's 7th and now he's really starting to get things right! Even if we're still seeing traces of the movie Bond, the agent we meet in 'Scorpius' feels much more like Fleming's than in the earlier books. He even makes mistakes and owes quite a lot to luck and stamina, more than elegance and 'supe......more
Surprisingly good, given some of the weaknesses of the Gardner era, and a bit chilling when considered from the post-9/11 mindset. It's very interesting to read a book from the 1980s, where the notion of radical religion-fueled suicide bombings in the West is something the intelligence community see......more
SCORPIUS - as several of the 007 novels by Gardner before it - starts out with a lot of intrigue and a lot of potential. In my opinion, the villain Scorpius had all the potential in the world to be as impactful a villain as Auric Goldfinger - I envisioned him almost a cross between that famed villai......more